Understanding Tibetan Plateau’s Ecological Roles and Relationship with Global Climate Change
(Three-Day International Virtual Conference)
25-27 June 2021
DAY – ONE
June 25, 2021 – Friday
Welcome Address
6:00 PM -6:05PM Tenzin Lekshay, Director, Tibet Policy Institute, Central Tibetan Administration, India
Honorary Guest Speaker
6:05 PM – 6:15PM Hon’ble Dana Balcarova, Member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic
Panel Discussion
Tibetan Plateau, Global Importance, Climate Change
Moderator
6:15 PM – 6:20 PM Asher Minns, Executive Director, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, University of East Anglia, UK
Speakers
6:20 PM – 6:35PM Dr. Martin Mills, Senior lecturer in Anthropology at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland and the Director of Scottish Centre for Himalaya Research, Scotland
Climate Change on the Third Pole: Causes, Processes and Consequences
6:35PM – 6:50 PM Prof. Paul Mayewski, Director and Professor of the Climate, Change Institute University of Maine, USA
The significance of glaciers in the Antarctic, Arctic and the Third Pole (Tibetan Plateau)
6:50PM -7:05PM Tempa Gyaltsen Zamlha, Senior Research Fellow, Head of Environment & Development Desk, Tibet Policy Institute, India
Why climate change is more risky on the Tibetan Plateau
7:05PM-7:30PM Q&A
DAY – TWO
June 26, 2021 – Saturday
Honorary Guest Speaker
6:00 PM – 6:10PM Hon’ble Tim Loughton, Member of Parliament, United Kingdom
Panel Discussion
Trans-boundary Rivers – State of Rivers Originating from the Tibetan Plateau
Moderator
6:10 PM – 6:15PM Dr. Lobsang Yangtso, Research and Campaign Assistant to Tibet Third Pole, International Tibet Network, India
Speakers
6:15 PM – 6:30PM Prof. Brahma Chellaney, Professor of Strategic Studies, Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi, India
The geo- political importance of the Tibetan rivers to South and Southeast Asia countries
6:30PM – 6:45PM Dr. Brian Eyler, Senior Fellow and Director of Stimson’s Southeast Asia program, USA
State of Mekong Rivers and its implications for Southeast Asian region
6:45PM -7:00PM Dechen Palmo, Research fellow, Tibet Policy Institute, CTA, India
China’s Dams and its possible implications for the riparian states
7:00PM – 7:10PM Gidon Bromberg, Co-Founder and Israeli Director of EcoPeace Middle East, Israel
7:10PM-7:30PM Q & A
DAY – THREE
June 27, 2021 – Sunday
Honorary Guest Speaker
6:00 PM – 6:10PM Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpoche, 37th throne holder of the Drikung Kagyu Lineage, UN Global Mountain Partnership Ambassador
Panel Discussion
The Role of Human Rights in Environmental Conservation
Moderator
6:10 PM – 6:15PM Dr. Tenzin Desal, Senior Fellow, Tibet Policy Institute, India
Speakers
6:15 PM – 6:30PM Gabriel Laffite, Author and Tibet Environment Specialist, Australia
National Nature Parks in Tibet and its possible implications
6:30PM -6:45PM Dr. Rajan Kotru, Lead Strategist, Redefined Sustainable Thinking, India
Ecosystem services emerging from Kailash Sacred Landscape (India-China-Nepal), its threats and recommendations for future
6:45PM -7:00PM Yves Lador, Consultant, Representative of Earth Justice to the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland
The Role of Human Rights in Environment Conservation: The case of Human Rights and Environment in Tibet
7:00PM-7:25PM Q & A
Closing Session
7:25PM – 7:30PM Vote of Thanks by Tempa Gyaltsen Zamlha, Head of Environment & Development Desk, Tibet Policy Institute, CTA
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